98 Custom Pump

Before we start flaming or anything, I have searched, checked the stickies, and googled.

I am planning on turning my 98 custom into a pump over break, and I had a question arise. My 98 custom has a cyclone feed installed on it. Would that need to be removed in order to convert it to a pump?

If you milled your rear hammer down so when it tries to blowback instead just vents then you would have to recock it. then you make it like an automag pump kit, where you push the rod and bolt back into place but then just retract the rod, leaving the bolt in place.

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Now, what would interesting to do is to link your Cyclone into your pump stroke...that would be really cool to do. You'd just have to tie in the pre-load rod into your pump stroke. All is not lost!
Noah

Now, what would interesting to do is to link your Cyclone into your pump stroke...that would be really cool to do. You'd just have to tie in the pre-load rod into your pump stroke. All is not lost!
Noah

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"Reminds me of the kids that bolt on exhausts, wings and vinyl cutouts onto their rice mobiles and then hate on a ground up resto rodded 69 Camaro" -OPBN
"Due to the Berzerkers rep and knowledge of Mag awesomeness, the opposing team dropped their markers and are actually out of the frame curled up in fetal positions" -OPBN... Again

How about instead of diverting it you block the blowback gas. That will make the marker much more efficient.
I think the cyclone feed taps into the air flow inside the flow path to fire the ball rather than taking from the blowback air anyway. It should work with every shot whether the gun is semi or pump.

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"Reminds me of the kids that bolt on exhausts, wings and vinyl cutouts onto their rice mobiles and then hate on a ground up resto rodded 69 Camaro" -OPBN
"Due to the Berzerkers rep and knowledge of Mag awesomeness, the opposing team dropped their markers and are actually out of the frame curled up in fetal positions" -OPBN... Again

the most efficient way to make a 98c pump is to lathe down the valve pin and seal off the blowback at the valve it is advisable to take off the hammer and bolt orings this way as well
after that if you want a closed bolt pump slot the hammer and mill a slot in the body to attach the pump arm to the bolt

modified valve pin on the left stock on the right

modified valve body note the epoxy in the valve pin passage (please ignore the filled in holes on the sides, this was my test valve)